Route 4
Across the border to Sweden on a mountain road
The route is defined as demanding
Routes defined as demanding are suitable for people with experience in demanding batchesLength
393 km
Popularity
7out of 10
It is recommended that GPS is set to select the fastest route and any avoidance turned off in order for the route to be calculated as described.
Here you will find a stunningly beautiful waterfall with a water flow of 700 m3 per second. Laksforsen Turistcafe is located in the immediate vicinity with panoramic views of the waterfall. Continue along the E6 until you reach Trofors. Here you turn off the E6 and onto the RV73 towards Hattfjelldal.
Hattfjelldal
Hattfjelldal is named after the mountain peak Hatten, which looks just like a big hat. Here you can visit the Sami Cultural Center, Lensmannsgården, which shows the history of the mountain people, or stop by Fjellfolkets Hus in the middle of the village.
Varntresk*
The journey continues on RV73 towards Tärnaby about 20 km where you turn off towards Varntresk (about 40 km from Hattfjelldal center). This is a beautiful and winding road that goes far Røssvatnet, Norway's second largest lake. On the way, you can stop for lunch or a little shopping at Sæterstad Gård. The farm is located in scenic surroundings and offers good fishing lakes, mountain hiking, accommodation, a salt cave and good food. Here you'll find the country's first land-based Arctic char farm, Northern Norway's first authorized farm oyster farm and its own micro power plant. In the barn you can meet the goats. The farm shop offers local cheeses, meat products, smoked fish and hot-smoked Arctic char of very high quality.
- If you don't want to drive a short distance on a gravel road, you can either drive to Varntresk and back to Hattfjelldal, or you can skip this exit and follow Rv 73 from Hattfjelldal until you reach Hemavan in Sweden.
Hemavan - Tärnaby
The trip continues towards Sweden via the beautiful Famnvassdalen valley. The road is narrow, but the views are beautiful.
Once you cross into Sweden, you come to Joesjö or Jovattnet, which is the name of both a lake and a village in Storuman municipality in Västerbotten County. From Joesjö, it's about 25 km to the junction with the E12. From here you have around 5 km to Hemavan or Tärna. This is a popular ski resort in winter and a great place for hiking and fishing in summer. In summer, there is a gondola to the top. It takes about 5 minutes and you'll enjoy great views both on the ride up and at the top.
Mo i Rana/ Hemnesberget
From Hemavan, drive north on Blåvägen (E12) and follow the road towards Mo i Rana. When you get there, turn south on the E6. After 22.9 km, turn right towards Hemnesberget. After 13.6 km you will reach the charming little café "Den lille havfrue". Here you can get a drink, a piece of cake or perhaps a good soup if you're feeling hungry. There are great views of the fjord.
Hemnesberget/ Mosjøen
As a long day draws to a close, it's time to plan your journey home. Here you just need to get back on the E6 and continue your journey south. Here you can stay on the E6 all the way back to Mosjøen. It takes 1 hour and 15 minutes. If you want to push yourself further, you can drive to Korgen, turn off to Parkveien (Fv806) and continue to the right. Here you drive up a winding road to the top of Korgfjellet. Here there is also a café where you have a panoramic view of Okstindbreen, Oksskolten (Northern Norway's highest mountain) and you can also see Lukttinden and parts of Svartisen. From the mountain you continue down to the E6 and continue until you reach Mosjøen and a delicious meal at one of the restaurants of Fru Haugans Hotel.
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How can I navigate the route?
This depends primarily on whether you have installed a GPS, navigate by App on your mobile phone or prefer paper printouts. Here we describe the most common workflows:
- Download the GPX file for the route you want to your computer
- Import the file to your route planning tool (e.g. Garmin's Basecamp or Tom Tom's MyDrive)
- Export the route to your GPS in the usual way
- Check that the route is calculated correctly in your GPS (It is recommended that the GPS is set to select the fastest route and any avoidance turned off for the route to be calculated as described).
- Have a great trip!
- Download the GPX file for the route you want to your mobile phone
- Send/open the file in the App that belongs to your GPS model (e.g. Garmin's Drive or Tom Tom's MyDrive)
- Send the route to your GPS (follow the instructions that come with your GPS and App)
- Check that the route is calculated correctly in your GPS (It is recommended that the GPS is set to select the fastest route and any avoidance turned off for the route to be calculated as described).
- Have a great trip!
Many of the routes on Hubriding use the app Ride with GPS app for route planning and navigation of the routes. You can download this as a free version or pay for extended use. Click on the Send to Device link on the map on this page, when the app has started and you see the current route, click Navigate and then just follow the route.
- Click on the link in the map on the page and the map will open in a new window
- Print the map, with or without description
- Have a great trip!
